Cranberries have been a revered fruit for centuries. A low, creeping shrub, wild cranberries were a central part of the Native American diet. They were eaten fresh, dried, mashed with other ingredients or combined with the protein and fat from wild game to create pemmican, a traditional winter survival food. They have since been harvested in North America as a nourishing fruit staple. Cranberries contain unique flavonoid antioxidants known as PACs or Proanthocyanidins, 30 grams of dried Cranberries contain 113 mg of polyphenols., , Organic Traditions Cranberries are slow grown in the pristine, mineral rich soils of rural Quebec, Canada and gently dried to retain the nutritional integrity. There is a difference you can taste. They are bursting with intense flavour and a soft and juicy texture. The Cranberries are tumbled in apple juice so as to delicately sweetened the naturally tart taste that cranberry is known for.